Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021

Name: Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021
Start: 2021-12-04
End: 2021-12-16
Location: Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Syria

Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021: 112 records at 61 stations, peak on 7 December 2021. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021 set or tied 112 station records at 61 stations.
It ran from 4 December 2021 to 16 December 2021 (13 days) and its peak day was 7 December 2021.
Status: closed.
Simferopol set a daily record high maximum temperature of 21.4 C (70.5 F) on 7 December 2021.
The busiest day was 7 December 2021 with 20 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 86 years.

Footprint

4 to 16 December 2021

The area covered by Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Simferopol	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2021-12-07
Isparta	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2021-12-12
Chornomorske	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2021-12-07
Kerch	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	2021-12-07
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2021-12-09
Valujki	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2021-12-09
Poltava	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2021-12-10
Iskenderun	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2021-12-14
Van	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	2021-12-15
Atyrau	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2021-12-06
Sinop	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	2021-12-07
Constanta	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2021-12-07
Lattakia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	2021-12-14
Budennovsk	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	2021-12-10
Antalya	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2021-12-11
Krasnaja Poljana	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	2021-12-12
Minya	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2021-12-13

Records per Day

Peak day 20

Records set or tied each day from 4 December 2021 to 16 December 2021. The most in one day was 20 on 7 December 2021.

Records per day during Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021
Date	Records
2021-12-04	1
2021-12-05	3
2021-12-06	8
2021-12-07	20
2021-12-08	10
2021-12-09	8
2021-12-10	13
2021-12-11	14
2021-12-12	16
2021-12-13	6
2021-12-14	6
2021-12-15	6
2021-12-16	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021 ranked by margin
Sinop, 12-07	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Kerch, 12-08	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Simferopol, 12-07	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Antalya, 12-11	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Simferopol, 12-07	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Kerch, 12-07	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Isparta, 12-12	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Valujki, 12-09	2.0 C (3.6 F)
Constanta, 12-07	1.9 C (3.4 F)
Lattakia, 12-14	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Minya, 12-13	1.3 C (2.3 F)
Krasnaja Poljana, 12-12	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Iskenderun, 12-14	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Poltava, 12-10	1.0 C (1.8 F)
Chornomorske, 12-07	0.9 C (1.6 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

112 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	86
2.1	78
0.9	65
2.2	82
2.7	76
0.6	82
2.0	82
1.1	56
1.0	76
0.5	80
0.3	74
6.1	24
1.9	60
1.8	60
2.5	52
1.3	60
0.4	64
1.2	60
0.7	60
2.4	54
0.8	55
0.4	60
0.5	60
1.1	60
2.8	44
0.8	54
1.6	54
1.7	56
0.3	60
0.4	55
1.1	52
2.5	40
1.4	55
2.4	44
1.0	42
0.5	55
1.1	47
1.3	55
1.5	42
2.0	44
2.3	47
2.4	42
1.2	36
1.2	44
3.3	39
0.4	54
2.5	39
1.2	31
0.5	42
0.9	42
0.1	31
2.3	28
0.9	44
1.3	40
0.5	44
0.2	39
0.4	44
3.8	22
0.7	44
2.3	36
1.6	36
2.2	28
0.9	39
1.5	36
2.2	22
0.3	30
0.3	31
0.7	24
0.6	23
0.2	31
0.1	31
1.0	12
2.0	16
3.0	16
2.9	15
0.1	27
2.0	23
1.2	24
0.9	16
0.9	16
0.8	28
0.4	28
1.8	18
2.5	4
3.3	2
0.3	16
3.4	4
2.0	0
2.3	7
1.7	14
2.4	4
0.1	12
0.6	16
0.1	12
0.4	12
3.1	0
0.5	19
3.0	0
1.6	7
0.6	11
1.0	0
2.2	4
1.0	4
1.4	0
0.3	14
0.6	7
0.2	4
0.1	14
0.7	0
1.3	0
0.3	7
0.8	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021 (this event)	112 records

Every Record Set

20 of 112

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in Turkey and 12 other countries, 4 to 16 December 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-12-06	Atyrau	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	74	32 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-07	Simferopol	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86	38 of 100 (Notable)
2021-12-07	Chornomorske	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	65	36 of 100 (Notable)
2021-12-07	Kerch	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82	36 of 100 (Notable)
2021-12-07	Sinop	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24	31 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-07	Constanta	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	60	29 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-07	Simferopol	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	52	29 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-08	Kerch	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76	36 of 100 (Notable)
2021-12-09	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82	34 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-09	Valujki	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	82	34 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-10	Poltava	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76	34 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-10	Budennovsk	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	64	28 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-11	Isparta	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	60	28 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-11	Antalya	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	54	28 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-12	Isparta	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	78	37 of 100 (Notable)
2021-12-12	Krasnaja Poljana	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60	28 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-13	Minya	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	60	28 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-14	Iskenderun	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56	34 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-14	Lattakia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	60	29 of 100 (Routine)
2021-12-15	Van	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80	33 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 112 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	86
2.1	78
0.9	65
2.2	82
2.7	76
0.6	82
2.0	82
1.1	56
1.0	76
0.5	80
0.3	74
6.1	24
1.9	60
1.8	60
2.5	52
1.3	60
0.4	64
1.2	60
0.7	60
2.4	54
0.8	55
0.4	60
0.5	60
1.1	60
2.8	44
0.8	54
1.6	54
1.7	56
0.3	60
0.4	55
1.1	52
2.5	40
1.4	55
2.4	44
1.0	42
0.5	55
1.1	47
1.3	55
1.5	42
2.0	44
2.3	47
2.4	42
1.2	36
1.2	44
3.3	39
0.4	54
2.5	39
1.2	31
0.5	42
0.9	42
0.1	31
2.3	28
0.9	44
1.3	40
0.5	44
0.2	39
0.4	44
3.8	22
0.7	44
2.3	36
1.6	36
2.2	28
0.9	39
1.5	36
2.2	22
0.3	30
0.3	31
0.7	24
0.6	23
0.2	31
0.1	31
1.0	12
2.0	16
3.0	16
2.9	15
0.1	27
2.0	23
1.2	24
0.9	16
0.9	16
0.8	28
0.4	28
1.8	18
2.5	4
3.3	2
0.3	16
3.4	4
2.0	0
2.3	7
1.7	14
2.4	4
0.1	12
0.6	16
0.1	12
0.4	12
3.1	0
0.5	19
3.0	0
1.6	7
0.6	11
1.0	0
2.2	4
1.0	4
1.4	0
0.3	14
0.6	7
0.2	4
0.1	14
0.7	0
1.3	0
0.3	7
0.8	0

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.2	86
2.1	78
0.9	65
2.2	82
2.7	76
0.6	82
2.0	82
1.1	56
1.0	76
0.5	80
0.3	74
6.1	24
1.9	60
1.8	60
2.5	52
1.3	60
0.4	64
1.2	60
0.7	60
2.4	54
0.8	55
0.4	60
0.5	60
1.1	60
2.8	44
0.8	54
1.6	54
1.7	56
0.3	60
0.4	55
1.1	52
2.5	40
1.4	55
2.4	44
1.0	42
0.5	55
1.1	47
1.3	55
1.5	42
2.0	44
2.3	47
2.4	42
1.2	36
1.2	44
3.3	39
0.4	54
2.5	39
1.2	31
0.5	42
0.9	42
0.1	31
2.3	28
0.9	44
1.3	40
0.5	44
0.2	39
0.4	44
3.8	22
0.7	44
2.3	36
1.6	36
2.2	28
0.9	39
1.5	36
2.2	22
0.3	30
0.3	31
0.7	24
0.6	23
0.2	31
0.1	31
1.0	12
2.0	16
3.0	16
2.9	15
0.1	27
2.0	23
1.2	24
0.9	16
0.9	16
0.8	28
0.4	28
1.8	18
2.5	4
3.3	2
0.3	16
3.4	4
2.0	0
2.3	7
1.7	14
2.4	4
0.1	12
0.6	16
0.1	12
0.4	12
3.1	0
0.5	19
3.0	0
1.6	7
0.6	11
1.0	0
2.2	4
1.0	4
1.4	0
0.3	14
0.6	7
0.2	4
0.1	14
0.7	0
1.3	0
0.3	7
0.8	0